March 2024 - Michlib-l - liblists.org

Genesee District Library Featured on Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid
by Kelly Flynn 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

Greetings! Genesee District Library recently had the opportunity to be featured on Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid. Click here for the 7-minute version of that video: https://www.thegdl.org/viewpoint-video/ You might also catch it on Public Television! Kelly Flynn Community Relations Manager Genesee District Library (810) 230-9613

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Part-time clerk position at BHPL
by Jill Rauh 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

We have an opening for a part-time clerk in our Junior Department at the Benton Harbor Public Library. The position includes accrual of paid time off according to the schedule in the employee handbook, and participation in the library's 401(k) program. Information may be found here: https://www.bentonharborlibrary.com/_files/ugd/a5264b_c95d175149b7401990f7d… Jill Rauh, Reference & Government Information Benton Harbor Public Library 213 E. Wall St. Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-926-6139 www.bentonharborlibrary.com The information and views presented do not necessarily represent those of the Benton Harbor Public Library. This email communication may contain confidential information intended only for the addressees. Please do not read, copy, or disseminate this communication unless you are the intended addressee. If you have received this message in error, treat it as confidential and please notify the sender by reply email, destroy the original message, all content and copies.

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Job Posting: Head of Youth Services
by Rob Bristow 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

The Georgetown Township Public Library is seeking an enthusiastic, innovative individual to lead the Youth Services department. The Head of Youth Services is responsible for overseeing all youth collections, programs, and services, as well as managing and mentoring a team of 2-3 staff members. A more detailed job description and application info can be found at https://www.gtpl.org/447/Work-at-the-Library. Questions can be sent to Rob at rbristow(a)gtpl.org<mailto:rbristow@gtpl.org>. Thanks, Rob Library Director Georgetown Township Public Library 616.457.9620 www.gtpl.org

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Federal tax booklets
by Rebecca Barker 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

Good morning, Does anyone have federal tax booklets they are willing to share? We requested ours a while back, but they haven't shown up yet. If anyone has some they can spare, that would be amazing. Thank you! *Rebecca Barker* *Business Manager* Manistee County Library 95 Maple Street Manistee, MI 49660 'Without libraries, what have we? We have no past and no future.' -Ray Bradbury

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Joann Bankruptcy: Creativebug
by Jim Flury 19 Mar '24

19 Mar '24

All, I wanted to call to your attention today's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Joann [ https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/03/crafts-retailer-joann-files-for-bankrupt… | https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/03/crafts-retailer-joann-files-for-bankrupt… ] which in the public library world means Creativebug [ https://www.creativebug.com/libraries | https://www.creativebug.com/libraries ] Sharing this article because so many public libraries subscribe to the Creativebug service. The article indicates that Joann will continue to pay its vendors, that the bankruptcy process could be complete by as early as April, and that Joann will emerge as a non-publicly traded company. I reached out to our Creativebug contact and asked her for a statement. I will share her response with the lists when received. Jim Jim Flury Technical Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-536-3100, ext 133 Note New Fax Number: 248-716-5584 Note New Email Address:jflury@tln.org

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NOW AVAILABLE - Recording of "What's Critical about Critical Librarianship?" by Emily Drabinski (February 2024)
by Jesse Johnston 19 Mar '24

19 Mar '24

Dear Colleagues, we were privileged to host Emily Drabinski, ALA 2023-24 president, last month for a talk at the University of Michigan School of Information. We had great attendance in person and online, but in the hopes of sharing with those who weren't able to attend or anyone who wants to revisit the talk, I'm sharing a Youtube link to the recorded version of Drabinski's talk. Please find the link and information below: [image: Graphic advertising talk of Emily Drabinski at University of Michigan School of Information, February 6, 2PM, Ann Arbor MI] In February 2024, the Archives, Records and digital Curation (ARC) research group at the U-M School of Information hosted a Data, Archives, and Information in Society (DAIS) Seminar with Professor Emily Drabinski. Generous support provided by the Carnegie Fund and the William W. Bishop Lectureship Fund. *Emily Drabinski* is Associate Professor in the Queens (N.Y.) College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. She serves as 2023-2024 President of the American Library Association. *Seminar Title:* What's Critical About Critical Librarianship? *Abstract:* Critical librarianship interrogates the past, present, and future of normative library systems, asking both how they came to be as they are and how they might be made different. Whose ways of knowing are embedded in our cataloging and classification schemes? What stories do our collections tell about what matters in the world? This seminar will address these questions in the context of the current spate of attacks on libraries and librarians across the country. How can #CritLib help us win the world we want? View the recorded talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO8I4h1zSes Drabinski's related paper on the topic is here: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_pubs/537/ -- Jesse A. Johnston Clinical Assistant Professor University of Michigan School of Information email: jajohnst(a)umich.edu voicemail: (734) 764-2107 These words acknowledge the U-M's origins in a land grant from the Anishinaabeg and Wyandot nations. Our university stands, like almost all property in the United States, on lands obtained, generally in unconscionable ways, from indigenous peoples. That land continues to benefit us, materially and intellectually, and remains a debt of obligation to provide education, benefit, and knowledge to all peoples of the State of Michigan.

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PRESS RELEASE: A play about book banning and racial integration - Peppermint Creek Theatre Announces Opening of "Alabama Story"
by Debbie Mikula 19 Mar '24

19 Mar '24

Passing along some “theatrical news” out of Lansing which touches on book banning challenges many in our state have experienced. Following in the footsteps of KDL who partnered with Ebony Road Players in Grand Rapids last year, the Lansing based Peppermint Creek Theatre will be producing the Lansing premiere of a play addressing book banning and racial integration – “Alabama Story” based on the challenges caused by the book “A Rabbit’s Wedding”. Hope you all have a chance to see it. Debbie FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2024 PRESS CONTACTS Peppermint Creek Theatre Company Heath Sartorius, Director, heathsartorius(a)gmail.com<mailto:heathsartorius@gmail.com> Chad Swan-Badgero, Artistic Director, 517-927-3016; office(a)peppermintcreek.org<mailto:office@peppermintcreek.org> PEPPERMINT CREEK THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES OPENING OF “Alabama Story” Peppermint Creek Theatre produces Lansing premiere of play addressing book banning and racial integration Lansing, MI – Peppermint Creek Theatre Company (PCTC) is proud to announce the opening of Alabama Story, a new play by New York playwright, and Michigan native, Kenneth Jones, running April 18 – 28, 2024. As the Civil Rights movement is brewing, a controversial children’s book about a black rabbit marrying a white rabbit stirs the passions of a segregationist State Senator and a no-nonsense State Librarian in 1959 Montgomery, Alabama. A contrasting story of childhood friends—an African American man and a woman of white privilege, reunited in adulthood—provides a private counterpoint to the public events swirling in the state capital. Political foes, star-crossed lovers, and one feisty children’s author inhabit the same page in a Deep South of the imagination that brims with humor, heartbreak and hope—inspired by true events. Playwright Kenneth Jones states, “In May 2000, while reading The New York Times, I came across the story of Emily Wheelock Reed, the former state librarian of Alabama who had been challenged by a segregationist politician in 1959. Alabama State Senator E.O. Eddins demanded that a children’s picture book — Garth Williams’ The Rabbits’ Wedding, about a rabbit with black fur marrying a rabbit with white fur — be purged from the shelves of Alabama libraries on the grounds that it promoted racial integration. Their conflict was reported worldwide. Before I finished reading the article, I knew this was an idea for a play.” Alabama Story is the final production in Peppermint Creek’s 20th season, and a fitting production for a theatre company focused on addressing current issues. PCTC Artistic Director Chad Swan-Badgero explains, “Putting together a season of shows that address our mission statement in different ways is always a challenge and a privilege. As we wrap up our 20th season – which is hard to believe – I am excited to be doing it with this play that was suggested to me by the head of the Michigan Libraries Association”. Swan-Badgero continues, “As a book lover, and former English teacher, it’s both frustrating and heartbreaking to see how book banning is still an issue we’re dealing with today. Alabama Story has given us a new perspective on this most perennial of issues”. The cast of Alabama Story features a talented ensemble of six local Lansing actors. The production will take place at Stage One at Sycamore Creek Eastwood, 2200 Lake Lansing Road, Lansing MI 48912. The show will run Thursday, April 18 – Sunday, April 21, and Thursday, April 25 – Sunday, April 28, 2024. Show times are Thursday – Saturday at 7pm, and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets can be ordered online at www.peppermintcreek.org<http://www.peppermintcreek.org>, and are $15 general admission, and $10 for students/seniors 65+/veterans. This production of Alabama Story is generously underwritten by Rose & Jim Zacks. Further information about this production: Kenneth Jones is a playwright, lyricist and librettist who writes about his own work and advocates for other theater makers at ByKennethJones.com. Watch a discussion about the creation of the play with the playwright and PCTC Artistic Director, here<https://youtu.be/con41-u8R1I?si=7iNdke_vC1gH3Vr6>. Read a New York Times article<https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/26/books/review/garth-williams-the-rabbits-…> discussing how “The Rabbits’ Wedding” caused intense debate across the nation when it was published in 1959. .

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Highly recommend if you are looking for a bike rack.
by Cheryl Smith 19 Mar '24

19 Mar '24

Greetings Everyone, If you are looking for a custom bike rack, I highly recommend North Kent Base in Sand Lake Michigan. They are great to work with and they powder coat! The email is mailto:mikeb@northkentbase.com phone number is 616-636-4300. -- Cheryl Smith, Director Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library PO Box 220 117 W. Williams St. Howard City, MI 49329 phone:231-937-5575 http://www.tchrtl.org

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Join our next MCLS Virtual Dialogue on Wednesday!
by Jenny Kobiela-Mondor 18 Mar '24

18 Mar '24

The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services invites you to "Meet Me In The Middle" this week, for a Virtual Dialogue about working from the middle of an organization. If you manage people or projects while also answering to a director, dean, or other top position, we hope you can join us to connect and engage with your fellow mid-level managers THIS WEDNESDAY, March 20, from 10:30 a.m. to noon Eastern (9:30-11 a.m. Central) on Zoom. Read more and sign up at https://www.mcls.org/training-events/events/virtual-dialogues. Please plan to have your microphone enabled and camera on to participate. MCLS Virtual Dialogues are free guided conversations facilitated by the MCLS Engagement, Consulting, and Training Team, and are designed for us to learn from and support each other across our two-state membership region. This year, our dialogues are geared toward specific library groups. Watch the email lists, our website, and future editions of the newsletter to find out who our next invited group will be for May. We hope to see you on Wednesday! Jenny Kobiela-Mondor (she/her) Library Strategist Engagement, Consulting, & Training Midwest Collaborative for Library Services 517-481-2013 kobielamondorj(a)mcls.org<mailto:kobielamondorj@mcls.org> [cid:image001.png@01DA7946.A0E980E0] mcls.org<https://www.mcls.org/> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/mcls.org> | X<https://twitter.com/mclsorg> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-collaborative-for-library-services>

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UP Notable Book Club presents a Q&A session with Tyler R. Tichelaar about Odin's Eye 👁 A Marquette Time Travel Book
by Victor R. Volkman 18 Mar '24

18 Mar '24

Your patrons might be interested to participate in this fun discussion. Never any cost to participate, but registration in advance is needed. UP Notable Book Club presents a Q&A session with Tyler R. Tichelaar about Odin's Eye 👁️ A Marquette Time Travel Book *Official Seal of the U.P. Notable Books <https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&i…>UP Notable Book Club:* The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has scheduled author events with winners of the /UP Notable Book List/. The 35th event is with historian and novelist Tyler Tichelaar who will take us through how he came up with his Marquette time travel novel. As the novel begins, our amnesiac protagonist is found unconscious at the Huron Mountain Club near a mysterious dolmen ("rock pile") and brought back to Marquette, Michigan to recuperate, everyone assures him it's the year 1900, but somehow John's memories of automobiles, televisions, and other modern devices seem to suggest he doesn't belong in this time /*When: */April 11th, 2024 at 7 pm Eastern / 6 pm Central /*Where: */on the Zoom platform -- please contact Evelyn Gathu in advance by egathu(a)crystalfallslibrary.org <mailto:egathu@crystalfallslibrary.org?subject=UPNotableBooks&body=Please-send-me-the-zoom-link>, or by phone at (906) 875-3344. We recommend you borrow a copy of these books from your local library or purchase from your local bookseller in advance to get the most out of these events. *Learn more about Tyler Tichelaar <https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&i…>* *TYLER R. TICHELAAR* has a Ph.D. in Literature from Western Michigan University and Bachelor and Master’s Degrees in English from Northern Michigan University. He is the owner of Marquette Fiction, his own publishing company; Superior Book Productions <https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&i…>, a professional editing, proofreading, book layout, and website design and maintenance service; and the former president of the U.P. Publishers and Authors Association <https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&i…>. He is also considered a local expert on Marquette history and is proud to be a seventh-generation Marquette resident. Tyler began writing his first novel at age sixteen in 1987. In 2006, he published his first novel, /Iron Pioneers: The Marquette Trilogy, Book One/. Fifteen more books have followed. In 2008, Tyler won first place in the historical fiction category in the Reader Views Literary Awards for his novel /Narrow Lives/ (2008). He has since sponsored that contest, offering the Tyler R. Tichelaar Award for Historical Fiction. In 2011, Tyler was awarded the Marquette County Outstanding Writer Award, and the same year, he received the Barb Kelly Award for Historical Preservation for his efforts to promote Marquette history. Tyler also writes on such diverse topics as nineteenth-century Gothic fiction and historical fantasies about King Arthur. Tyler remains engrossed in writing about Marquette and Upper Michigan as microcosms for the greater American story. "One of the best things about this novel is how time and history change all of us, even if we never travel through time. Each of Tichelaar’s characters changes in some way. Neill reflects on all this near the end of the novel, before he is even sure if he will ever see his own time again. Neill understood now that knowing more about the dates when his ancestors were born or where they came from or even their parents’ names were not the things that really mattered. What mattered was what he had inherited from them—and not the titles or castles, like the dream of being royal or connected famous people—but how he had inherited personality traits, beliefs, hopes, dreams, and mannerisms—those were his true inheritance that had make him part of a family chain—and God willing, someday he would help to continue it. (pg. 379) The complexities and problems of time travel continue to be explored by the author and his characters in what becomes a book most readers will not want to put down and will ponder long afterward. Book clubs will have an almost endless list of what-ifs and ethical situations to discuss. For those who have never read a time travel novel before, start with Odin’s Eye <https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&i…>—it will make you think! -- Deborah K. Frontiera, /U.P. Book Review Read the complete review at U.P. Book Review <https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&i…>./ More information about the U.P. Notable Book list, /U.P. Book Review, /and UPPAA can be found on www.UPNotable.com <https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&i…> *<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&i…>About the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA)* Established in 1998 to support authors and publishers who live in or write about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, UPPAA is a Michigan nonprofit association with over 100 members, many of whose books are featured on the organization’s website at www.uppaa.org <https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&i…>. UPPAA welcomes membership and participation from anyone with a UP connection who is interested in writing. -- Regards, Victor R. Volkman, President L H Press Inc. www.LHPress.com

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